Fungal Infection

Soil microbial diversity, stability, and function are enhanced by cover cropping: A machine learning-based pooled analysis of Mississippi agroecosystems.

Cover cropping has emerged as a pivotal strategy to enhance soil health and microbiome functionality across diverse agroecosystems. However, the extent to which cover crops reshape microbial diversity, composition, functional capacity, and ecological stability remains insufficiently understood, particularly within heterogenous environments like Mississippi. In this study, we conducted a comprehens...

Sustainable bioenergy manufacturing in plants.

Sustainable bioenergy is pivotal to the global transition from fossil fuels to a circular bioeconomy. However, conventional biomass conversion remains hindered by limitations in efficiency, cost, and versatility. This review examines how recent interdisciplinary advances are overcoming these challenges. We survey the convergence of synthetic biology, genomics, artificial intelligence (AI), and che...

A synthetic biology roadmap for sustainable production of the plant-originated anti-cancer drug paclitaxel.

Paclitaxel, a clinically potent anticancer drug derived from Taxus species, faces persistent challenges in sustainable supply. Synthetic biology prese...

CocoaMoniliaDataSet: A cocoa pod dataset to detect and classify Monilia roreri in real conditions.

Computer vision applications for detecting diseases in agriculture have been gaining relevance in recent years through the use of deep learning archit...

UniSplicer: A deep-learning framework for accurate splice-site prediction and splice-altering mutation detection across diverse taxa.

RNA splicing removes non-coding introns from pre-mRNA to generate mature mRNA in eukaryotes, and accurate identification of splice sites is essential ...

Antimicrobial peptides-based strategies at the frontline in battling the escalating menace of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), continues to threaten global health due to its mul...

Harnessing biological control and advanced technologies for sustainable wheat rust management: An integrated approach.

Wheat rusts caused by biotrophic fungi of the genus Puccinia continuously threaten global wheat production and food security. The rapid evolution of v...

Morphological regulation of filamentous fungi improves industrial production.

Filamentous fungi have emerged as ideal chassis cells for high-value products such as industrial enzymes, therapeutic proteins, and antibiotics, due t...

The spread of non-native species.

The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions ...

Machine Learning- and AI-Driven QSAR Models for the Discovery of Novel Potential Fungicides: FAPI (Fungicide Targeting Acid Phosphatase Inhibition).

Fungal pathogens like Podosphaera xanthii (powdery mildew) and Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) cause significant agricultural losses, with fungicide resi...

Advancing mold identification in the routine laboratory, performance of smartphone-based imaging and a newly developed convolutional neural network.

Mold identification in clinical diagnostics is traditionally labor-intensive and is dependent on expert interpretation. MoldVision is a deep-learning ...

Deciphering the microbial complexity of Chinese traditional sourdough through integrated learning.

Sourdough fermentation relies on a dynamic microbial consortium of fungi and bacteria, shaped by interspecies interactions and environmental condition...

A comprehensive combined dataset on Hibiscus and Tea plant leaf disease images for classifications.

In this study, we present a combined image dataset created from two distinct plant species: Hibiscus and Tea leaf. The dataset consists of high-resolu...

Mechanistic insights into marine-derived PDE6D inhibitors disrupting prenyl-binding to modulate leukemia-associated RAS trafficking.

Leukemia is a significant clinical issue, and some of its subtypes are characterized by dysregulated prenylation-dependent signaling that contributes ...

Biotechnologies based on the fungal bioluminescence pathway.

The fungal bioluminescence pathway (FBP) offers a unique and sustainable system for continuous light emission through self-sustaining, nontoxic substr...

Diagnosis of Acute, Chronic (with and without Nasal Polyps), and Fungal Sinusitis.

Rhinosinusitis is a spectrum of diseases with varied causes, presentations, and diagnostic approaches-from viral and bacterial acute rhinosinusitis to...

Microbial-mycotoxin interactions in food: A review of ecotoxicological implications and omics approaches for understanding detoxification mechanisms.

Mycotoxins, toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi such as Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium, frequently contaminate food supplies, posing...

Fusarium-responsive materials: A next-generation strategy for sensing, actuation, and sustainable crop protection.

Fusarium spp. are among the most destructive pathogens in global agriculture, posing serious threats to food security, plant health, and sustainabilit...

Accurate detection of rice blast using UAV hyperspectral red-edge bands and deep learning method based on cross-attention.

Rice blast is a fungal disease that threatens rice yield and quality, and timely detection methods are essential to control its spread. Unmanned aeria...

Recent biotechnological advances in bioprospecting secondary metabolites from endolichenic fungi for drug discovery applications.

Endolichenic fungi (ELF) are symbiotic organisms residing in lichens. Since the initial report of its application in natural products and drug discove...